Shipping-tag.



No. 812,633. PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

G. D. BRADHAM. I

SHIPPING TAG.

' APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 29, 1905.

Inventor,

Witnesses:

g W by Attorneys.

CALEB D. BRADHAM, OF NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA.

SHIPPING-TAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1908.

As u e, and June 29,1905. Serial No- 267.601.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CALEB D. BRADHAM, a citizen of the United States, residin at New bern, in the county of Craven an State of North Carolina, have invented a new and .'useful Shipping-Tag, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shipping-tags.

.'Ihe.objeet of the invention is to provide a novel form of combined holder and tag in' the use of which a tag may be positively positioned relatively to the holder and be deta'ched when desired, and, further, to cause the holder to constitute a return-tag should ta proper be lost. iii the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a ship iing-ta as will be hereinafter fully describe and c imed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a plan view exhibiting a portion of a ox or crate displaying the com- )incd holder and tag of the present invention secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional vii-w taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view oi the ta exhibiting the return side of the same. l i 4 is a perspective view of the holder, exhibiting t e manner in which the owners name is displayed to insure return of the crate should the tag become detached from the holder.

The holder comprises a plate 1, which may be made of any suitable material, preferably of tin or zinc, and has three of its sides inturncd upon themselves to form combined guides and tap-holders 2, 3, and 4 and "the remaining Sl( e or end being projected, preferably on in.

ward-converging "curved lines, beyond the body portion, forming. an extension 5, that is provided with an orii ice 6 to receive a holdingscrew 7, the two corners of the body op osite the extension 5 being provided with ori ices 8 to receive holding-screws 9. The object of the extension 5 is to facilitate the positioning and remm'ingofthe tag 1(),which may be made of anysuitable material,preferablyof npcr, and has one end pri'ivided with a roun ed cxtension 1 the crest of which is formed with a seu'iicircuiar notch 12 to engage with the head of the HH'GW 7. It will be seen that as the extension 11 projects some distance l e,yond the guides .5 4 b may readily be this bein shown in Fig. 3.

lifted out of engagementwith the screw when the tag is to be positioned or reversed withoutinterfering with the screw, the notch 12 being designed to enga e with the under side of the screw-head, as cli arl y shown in Fig. 2. It will be noted by reference to Fig. 1 that the extension '11 terminates some distance short of the periphery of the extension 5, the object of this arrangement being to protect the extension 11- a a-inst being lifted or torn when the recc tac ic to which the tag is attached is hand ed. The tag will have on its obverse side the name of the consignee and a serial number to identify't-he package and also a notice to the effect that on its reverse side is the return address of the consignor, The (one-lion between the tag and the guides 2 4. and screw 7 will always cause the tag to he pusitivcl y held. in the holder; but should the lag become detached from any cause there is provision made whereby the name of the i-onsignor oi the package will be displayed, and this is accomplished by stamping the name in the body of the holder, as shown in Fig. 4. The stamping may be done from the front of the holder or from the back, as preferred; but the former will be preferred, inasmuch as it will obviate the presentation of protuberances that will )revent the tag from having a flat and unbro 'en surface against which to bear, which would detract from the stability of its connection with the holder.

The extension on the holder and on the tag are of peculiar value and advantage, inasmuch as the positioning of the tag is greatly facilitated thereby, and, further, the detaching of the tag from the holder for the purpose of reversal may readily and easily be accomplished. 'lhc semicircular notch 12 is also of importance, it obviates the necessity of punching the tag to receive the screw 7, and, further, it will facilitate the disconnection of the extension 11 from engagement with the screw-head.

Having thus described the ilivcntion, what is claimed is. I i

l. A shipping-tagembodying a holder having marginal guides and an extension at one cndprovided with an orifice, and a tag adapted toengage the guides and provided at one end with an extension terminating in a notch in alinement with the\oriiicc.

2. The combination with a receptacle ota holder provided with marginal guides and having at one end an extension provided with an orifice, an attaching device engaging the provided. at one end with a reduced extenorifice, and a tag adapted to en age the guides and having one end provide with an extension having a notch to engage the at- I 5 taching device. -3. The combination with a receptacle, of a I holderhaving thename of the sender stamped thereon and provided with marginal guides and with a terminal extension having an orilo fice, an attaching device engaging the orifice,

and a tag adapted to engage the guides ,and

sion having a notch to engage the attaching device.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as. 15 niy own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CALEB D. BRADHAM.

'Witnesses:

. R. F. BUTLER,

R. B. WILLIAMS. 

